Expectations was a real one and I still listen to it from time to time. Three years on, Mantras feels a tiny bit less distinctive, like some of the elements that made Pruitt such a stand-out have been sanded down for a glossier package - it's subtle but still. Despite that, it's a strong album, its airy sounding country-rock-pop going down easily and the songs themselves sturdy.
The ones I like more tend to be those in which she leans into the electric guitar - especially "White Lies, White Jesus and You", also "Worst Case Scenario" even if (and honestly partly because) it sounds like it could've been part of the soundtrack of any given high school movie pretty much in the last 25 years.
